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Here you will find images of perching birds. Note there are many sub species within perching birds
Flycatchers seem to be almost at every park, walk path and wooded area in the springtime here in Orange County, California. How do I know if I have seen a flycatcher? They ascertain a unique behavior which is common amongst … Continued
On Saturday, May 9, 2015 I had left O’Neill Park approximately 6pm and headed for the Bell View Trail NE in Rancho Santa Margarita in hopes of finding the Black-chinned Sparrow. A recent visit to this location on April 18 … Continued
An infrequent visitor to Orange County, the Dusky-capped Flycatcher made an appearance at Gilman Park in Fullerton in March of 2015. The last appearance of this species according to eBird was in 2003 The bird was originally found by Mike … Continued
The Lazuli Bunting recently began appearing again throughout parts of Orange County. For amateur birders, visitors to Orange County and those unfamiliar with this colorful species, here’s a shortcut to the Lazuli Bunting photo gallery. Also a few photos of … Continued
An early afternoon visit to Blue Jay Campground off Ortega Highway turned up a last minute sighting of the Townsend’s x Hermit Warbler before my departure at 4pm. I caught two foraging atop of a pine tree at this GPS … Continued
This month so far has brought both the migrating Western Tanager and the rare vagrant, Summer Tanager to Orange County. With the Western Tanager being more commonly found in our area this month, the time seemed ripe to upload photos … Continued
Visits this week included: Barano Walk Trail, Laguna Niguel Regional Park, Wilderness Glen Park and Whiting Ranch. Continued appearances of the Yellow-breasted Chat are beginning to appear across the county. Also multiple sightings of the Black-throated Gray Warbler (Mike Sanders … Continued
After sorting through several years of black-headed grosbeak photos, I’ve culled the best ones with location info for your perusal Here’s the short cut link directly to these photos Black-headed Grosbeak photos
With the recent appearance of the scarcely seen Sage Thrasher in Huntington Beach, I opted to compile several photos from February 15, 2014 at Irvine Regional Park and March 8, 2015 from the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve and compile these … Continued
After many months of gathering optimum photos of the Lincoln’s Sparrow, I am pleased to be able to share this section of the photo gallery with you. Here’s a quick access link to the Lincoln’s Sparrow. All photos taken in … Continued